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Tesla’s software update 2022.44.30.8 is now rolling out in China, as spotted in screenshots shared with Tesla North on Monday. The screenshots show release notes for the update, which began deploying on the weekend, according to the notes. The update includes a number of features that were deployed with Tesla’s holiday update in other markets, ahead […]

Another Tesla Model 3 with covered rear and front has been spotted in the wild, suggesting that it could be the upcoming refreshed version of the electric sedan. A Tesla Model 3 with California manufacturing plates and camouflage wrap on the front and back has been spotted, which some think could be the new “Highland” […]

Tesla’s chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, recently sat for an interview with IGN Executive Editor Ryan McCaffrey on the latest episode of Ride the Lightning, his unofficial Tesla podcast. The two spent close to an hour talking about several different topics, including Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck, the next-generation Roadster, and the changes the all-electric automaker recently […]

Tesla has been working on a successor to Hardware 3.0, the computer that powers the Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (FSD) features in its vehicles, for over a couple of years now. Documents detailing what appears to be Tesla’s Hardware 4.0 surfaced online earlier this week, as shared by Chris Zheng (@ChrisZheng001)on Twitter. According to these […]

Tesla has returned to the Pwn2Own hacking contest and is offering a $600,000 USD cash reward to anyone who can write an exploit capable of bypassing multiple systems in its electric vehicles (EVs) and achieving an arbitrary code execution — reports SecurityWeek. In addition to the cash prize, any hacker who succeeds will also get […]

Tesla on Friday explained that its recent price cuts, which drove down the stickers on its electric vehicles (EVs) by up to a whopping $21,000 USD in the U.S., were made possible by the “normalization of cost inflation” — reports Reuters. According to the company, the price drops are making its top-selling EVs more accessible […]

Image via Reddit (credit: unknown) Tesla made drastic price cuts across its entire vehicle line up on Thursday evening, and now the company is informing those with existing Order Agreements their cars will be updated with the latest pricing, informing customers in the U.S., Canada and Europe where these price drops took place. According to […]

Production equipment for the Tesla Cybertruck is being assembled, ahead of the automaker’s plans to make the electric truck later this year. Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory appears to be assembling many of the IDRA Cybertruck Giga Press parts it has received in recent weeks, as seen in recent shots shared on Friday by @Joe Tegtmeyer. The […]

Tesla is leasing a 1.04 million-square-foot warehouse in Brookshire, Texas, according to statements from a City Council member and a certificate of occupancy issued in October (via Houston Business Journal). Brookshire City Council member and President of the economic development board Jeremiah Hill said Tesla is currently preparing permits for Building 9 of the city’s […]

A new study suggests that Tesla’s vehicles are cheaper to maintain over time than other luxury brands, with the Model S landing the top spot overall. Tesla is the cheapest luxury car brand to maintain, costing an average of 7.09 percent of their original value over a decade’s worth of maintenance, according to a new […]

Tesla’s newest Superchargers are always rolling out, and a public permit now shows that another one of the charging stations is headed for Hawaii. A new Tesla Supercharger station is set to be built in Kahului, Hawaii, located on the island of Maui, according to filings with local authorities (via @MarcoRPTesla). The filings indicate that […]

Security concerns are preventing Tesla’s factory in China from expanding for the time being, as government officials share security concerns over Starlink, a satellite internet service created by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Tesla’s plans to expand its Gigafactory Shanghai have been delayed due to security concerns related to Starlink, according to sources familiar with the subject […]

As Tesla prepares to begin producing the Cybertruck later this year, the automaker is continuing to receive huge packages for assembling the electric truck. Additional hardware parts from Italian casting machine manufacturer IDRA arrived at Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas earlier this week, as shared by drone videographer @Joe Tegtmeyer on Wednesday. Tegtmeyer notes that parts for […]

Tesla often switches out which tires come standard on its cars, and recently some buyers have noticed that the automaker has switched out its Long Range Model S tires. The 2023 Tesla Model S Long Range now reportedly comes with Goodyear Eagle Sport all-season tires, rather than the previous model years which included Michelin tires, […]

South Korea remains a significant market for U.S. automaker Tesla, and 2022 marked the company’s best year yet in the region. Tesla has earned more than 10,000 registered vehicles in South Korea in 2022 for the third year in a row, according to @TslaChan, citing data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Throughout […]